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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Taco Grande (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Finkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ray Finkle has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Taco Grande's chin.
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203 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taco Grande!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ray Finkle!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finkle throws a body punch but Grande moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Finkle. Grande does a little dance to reset his feet.
Finkle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grande.
A little feinted left hand from Grande on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Grande uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Finkle.
Grande just misses with a punch to the body.
Finkle is looking for the big counter here.
Grande tries to clinch there but Finkle circles away.
Grande throws a lazy right hand but Finkle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Finkle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Grande was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Finkle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Finkle. Grande does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grande tries a head kick but it misses.
Finkle shapes to counter with a head kick.
We've been informed that Finkle has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Finkle blocks a head kick by Grande.
Finkle is looking to slow Grande down with leg kicks.
Grande darts in and clinches Finkle up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finkle presses Grande against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Grande scores with a knee to the head.
Finkle lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Grande working Finkle over with knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Grande.
Grande creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Finkle tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
I was talking to Grande's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A left hand lands to the body for Finkle.
A short left from Grande.
Finkle lands a right hand that snaps the head of Grande backwards.
Finkle lands a hook to the side of the head.
Finkle manages to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grande tries to clinch there but Finkle circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grande. Finkle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Finkle throws a hook to the side of Grande's head but Grande sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Finkle lands a jab to the head.
A left lands for Finkle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finkle scores with a shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Finkle.
A slapping leg kick lands for Finkle.
Finkle scores with a push kick.
Finkle circles away from the clinch attempt.
A right-left combo lands from Grande.
Finkle misses with a straight right.
Finkle throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grande.
Finkle connects with a solid leg kick.
Finkle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grande moves away.
Grande moves out of range as Finkle strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grande gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Grande wants to clinch up but Finkle keeps it at a distance.
Ray Finkle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finkle lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Finkle misses with a right hand
and Grande connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Finkle misses with a double jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Finkle. That snapped Grande's head back.
Finkle throws a low kick, looking for Grande's leg but Grande calmly moves out of range.
Grande lands a nice shot to the body.
Finkle misses with a left hand
and Grande counters with a stiff right hand.
Grande uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Finkle.
Finkle misses with a two punch combination.
Finkle misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Grande as he checks the leg kick.
Grande throws a quick counter head kick but Finkle was just out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Finkle misses with a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Grande.
No joy there for Finkle, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Finkle walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Grande checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Grande bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grande appears to be looking for a big counter.
Grande pivots, looking for a leg kick but Finkle is out of range and Grande settles back down.
Grande gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Finkle obliges.
Grande swings wildly with an uppercut but Finkle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grande pushes off an throws an elbow but Finkle leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Finkle dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Finkle scores with a hook to the body. Grande takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice uppercut lands for Finkle. That snapped Grande's head back.
Grande wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Grande looks to score with a jab to the body but Finkle is just out of range.
Finkle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A lazy body kick from Finkle
and Grande counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Grande has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Finkle finds it's way round the side to connect with Grande's head.
Grande cracks Finkle with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Grande is looking to wear down Finkle with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grande checks a leg kick nicely.
Grande fires out a quick counter leg kick but Finkle just manages to avoid it.
Grande throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Finkle scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Grande takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grande avoids the body shot from Finkle.
Finkle shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Grande eats them both and turns towards Finkle to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Finkle buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Finkle in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Finkle misses with a leg kick.
Grande stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Finkle.
Grande lands with a straight right. Finkle didn't see that one coming.
Grande ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Finkle looks to land a left hand but Grande moved out of range nicely.
Grande takes a jab right on the kisser.
Grande slips a jab and a cross from Finkle.
Grande looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Finkle with a hook.
Grande throws a right hand that Finkle ducks under and follows up with a left that Finkle also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Grande. That snapped Finkle's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grande takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Finkle misses the shot to the body.
Finkle pivots, looking for a leg kick but Grande is out of range and Finkle settles back down.
Finkle fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Finkle takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Finkle scores with a body shot.
Finkle looks to land a right hand but Grande moved out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Finkle there.
Finkle shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Finkle misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grande slips under a jab from Finkle.
Grande walks into a stiff left hand from Finkle.
Grande tries to clinch but Finkle moves out of range.
Grande moves out of range as Finkle throws a body kick.
Grande swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Finkle sizes up Grande with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Finkle closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Grande bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Finkle's head.
Grande takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Finkle scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Grande takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Finkle has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head kick from Finkle lands but Grande takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finkle throws a leg kick that is checked
and Grande counters with a left and a right that stings Finkle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finkle misses with a straight right.
Grande is looking to counter punch.
Finkle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grande sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Finkle lands an overhand right.
Finkle bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Grande's head.
Finkle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Finkle scores with a decent looking hook.
Grande moves in looking to clinch but Finkle pushes him off.
Grande displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Finkle throws out the jab.
Finkle lands a body shot.
Grande cracks Finkle with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Grande just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Finkle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Grande fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Finkle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Grande throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Finkle stuns Grande with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice cross by Finkle.
Finkle missing with a left hand there. Grande was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Finkle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Grande has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Finkle finds it's way round the side to connect with Grande's head.
Finkle misses the body punch
and Grande counters with a thumping low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finkle misses with a head kick.
Finkle fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Grande has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Finkle rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grande moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A little feinted left hand from Grande on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Grande shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finkle throws a looping overhand right but Grande ducks down to avoid it.
Grande gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Finkle, right into the meat.
Finkle swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Grande counters with a big head kick but Finkle shrugs it off.
Finkle throws out a leg kick but Grande moves out of range and Finkle only half commits.
Finkle throws a lazy uppercut
and Grande counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Finkle misses with a body shot.
Grande is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A shot to the liver by Finkle. Beautiful body shot.
Finkle connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Finkle lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight stays on the outside here - Grande looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Finkle cracks the inside of Grande's front leg.
Finkle scores with a nice right hand.
Finkle moves away from the strike by Grande.
Grande avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Grande takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A big left from Finkle misses.
Well,Grande is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Grande tries to close the distance and clinch but Finkle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Finkle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finkle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grande.
A solid leg kick lands there for Finkle.
Finkle throws a left and a right that both miss
and Grande counters with an inside leg kick.
Finkle throws a head kick but Grande moves out of range.
Grande takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Grande slips a straight right by Finkle.
As Finkle tries to get set, Grande tries to push him back and clinch up but Finkle manages to avoid the attempt.
Finkle scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Finkle throws a jab when Grande was well out of range.
Finkle misses with a left hand
and Grande counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grande checks a low kick from Finkle.
Grande swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Finkle moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Grande is looking to score with low kicks.
A combination from Grande does no damage.
Finkle fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Grande has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Finkle looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Grande tries to counter by clinching up but Finkle breaks away and moves out of range.
Taco Grande has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A good leg kick by Finkle.
Finkle wants to slow Grande down by chopping away at his legs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Danga de danga de dang - Finkle scores with a four punch combination!
Finkle throws a left and a right that both miss
and Grande counters with a right hand to the body.
Finkle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Finkle rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Grande counters by clinching up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Finkle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Finkle winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Ray Finkle!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Ray Finkle!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Ray Finkle!
Ray Finkle wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Ray Finkle, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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hype
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